[134492] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Where to go for connectivity in VA / DC
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Kevin Loch)
Thu Jan 6 09:34:46 2011
Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2011 09:34:00 -0500
From: Kevin Loch <kloch@kl.net>
To: nanog <nanog@nanog.org>
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTinUNsFMTbz2LELMwXmScn7dLR=wK6SFeSf7Ejj8@mail.gmail.com>
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bas wrote:
> Hi,
>
> We've recently opened a POP in northern Virginia.
> The DC does not have a lot of connectivity options to choose from.
>
> So we've ordered dark fiber to Equinix Ashburn DC2, we will light it
> up with our own DWDM, and pick up connectivity there.
>
> We do however need a second point to pick up connectivity for
> redundancy purposes. (that runway from IAD is pretty scary)
> Initially we had thought to pick up that connectivity at Coresite K-street.
> However many of the carriers we use are not available at K-street.
8100 Boone Blvd.
- Kevin
